palāsa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀮𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- पलास (Devanagari script)
- পলাস (Bengali script)
- පලාස (Sinhalese script)
- ပလာသ or ပလႃသ (Burmese script)
- ปลาส or ปะลาสะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩃᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ປລາສ or ປະລາສະ (Lao script)
- បលាស (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄣𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit leaf, foliage; bastard teak
Noun
palāsa m or n
- leaf
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāso |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa |
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāsaṃ | palāsāni |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ | palāsāni |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ | palāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa | palāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse | palāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa | palāsāni |
The wording in the PTS[1] implies that the masculine plural is not used for 'leaves' or 'foliage'.
Noun
palāsa n
- foliage[1]
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāsaṃ |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa |
Noun
palāsa m[2]
- bastard teak[2], i.e. Butea monosperma, formerly known as Butea frondosa
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāso | palāsā |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ | palāse |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ | palāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa | palāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse | palāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa | palāsā |
Adjective
palāsa
- green[2]
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāso | palāsā |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ | palāse |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ | palāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa | palāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse | palāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa | palāsā |
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāsaṃ | palāsāni |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ | palāsāni |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ | palāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa | palāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse | palāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa | palāsāni |
Noun
palāsa m[1]
- Alternative form of paḷāsa (“mercilessness”)
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | palāso | palāsā |
| Accusative (second) | palāsaṃ | palāse |
| Instrumental (third) | palāsena | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ | palāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā | palāsehi or palāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | palāsassa | palāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse | palāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | palāsa | palāsā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “palāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 321.